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作者:21ST
时间:2013-02-25

Day 1
Doing science his way (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. What inspired Andraka to work on pancreatic cancer?
A. His teacher’s encouragement.
B. The death of one of his family friends.
C. His parents’ suffering from the disease.
D. His strong interest in medical research.
2. In what way is Andraka’s invention revolutionary?
A. He proved that nano-particles could be used to detect pancreatic cancer at an early stage.
B. He discovered a solution which can make patients with pancreatic cancer fully recover.
C. He invented an effective way to help patients to lower levels of mesothelin in their blood.
D. His method for detecting pancreatic cancer is simpler, cheaper and faster than current methods.
3. How did Andraka collect most of the information he needed for his research?
A. By surfing the Web.
B. By looking things up in libraries.
C. With the help of a professor at Johns Hopkins University.
D. By interviewing researchers around the country.
4. Which of the following can best describe Andraka?
A. He’s good at persuading people.
B. He is addicted to advanced technologies.
C. Once he sets a goal, he is determined to achieve it.
D. In his teachers’ eyes, he is imaginative and attentive.

Day 2
Why are geeks so chic? (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following statements about The Big Bang Theory is TRUE?
A. The show is the second most popular sitcom in the US at present.
B. The number of its viewers has increased by three times since it first came out.
C. It inspired a group of biologists in Brazil to discover a new bee species.
D. It has somewhat encouraged a number of UK students to take an interest in physics.
2. What does the underlined word “fit the bill” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Become wealthy.
B. Are just what is needed.
C. Go against what is expected.
D. Compete to pay for something.
3. How does The Big Bang Theory attract so many viewers according to the text?
A. It focuses on coffee-house culture like Friends once did.
B. It teaches viewers some scientific knowledge in every episode.
C. It is about geeks and talks about popular culture and entertainment.
D. It involves some classical sci-fi stories and satirizes the world of science.

Day 3
They come from the sky (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. The underlined word “bewildered” in the first paragraph probably means ______.
A. annoyed B. confused C. disappointed D. curious
2. When the meteor fell to Earth in Russia, ______.
A. most of it was forced to land in remote areas to reduce destruction
B. it caused explosions and resulted in great loss of life and destruction of buildings
C. the shockwave from its explosion caused most of the damage and injuries
D. it remained in one piece and traveled much faster than a bullet
3. By mentioning 2012 DA14 in Paragraph 5, the author intends to ______.
A. show that objects fall from space frequently
B. show that there are concerns about objects falling from space
C. inform readers about constant threats to Earth
D. compare the asteroid and the meteor that hit Russia
4. What can we infer from the text?
A. The number of meteors falling toward Earth may be on the rise in the future.
B. Most of the meteors falling toward Earth are destructive and uncontrollable.
C. There are warning systems for objects falling from space in certain countries.
D. There are no existing technologies that can bring down meteors falling toward Earth.

Day 4
A special victory (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. When the author realized that Jane was coming toward her, she ______.
A. felt surprised and didn’t know how to react
B. felt disappointed that Jane was on her team
C. was pleased because she liked her liveliness
D. was a little frightened at her strange way of walking
2. During the basketball-dribbling relay, Jane ______.
A. would have given up without the author’s encouragement
B. was dribbling at a fast speed despite her bouncing gait
C. failed to dribble the ball to the other end of the court
D. remained cheerful though she had some trouble controlling the ball
3. When Jane said “I did good, didn’t I, Sandy?”, what was the author’s response?
A. She agreed with her sincerely.
B. She agreed for fear of hurting her self-esteem.
C. She wondered why Jane was so confident.
D. She worried that the result might disappoint her.
4. What did the author learn from Jane?
A. Independence and ambition.
B. Responsibility and determination.
C. Optimism and perseverance.
D. Teamwork and an adventurous spirit.

Day 5
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
We moved from Cairo to Mt. Vernon, Illinois, away from my grandmother, when I was eight years old. I __1__ her so much. I was her favorite grandchild; she was my favorite “Granny”. She was my father’s mother.
Two years later my mother and father __2__. I felt as if my world was falling apart. My mother must have 3 my longing, for she would take my little brother and me back to __4__ my Granny regularly, even after the divorce.
I was always aware that Granny __5__ us. She didn’t live in a fancy house or own expensive things, __6__ I never cared; I just __7__ she loved me and I loved her back.
The little things she did for me __8__ the most. She let me dip my fingers into her sugar bowl and sip coffee from her cup. She also had a vinegar cruet (醋瓶) that sat high up on a shelf; it was __9__ to me, so I asked her if I could have it someday. After her funeral (葬礼), I found that she had __10__ it for me in a box. She remembered; __11__ is like that.
I remember how she used to __12__ pennies in a glass jar. When we came to visit, she always gave us pennies. As the older sibling, I was __13__ dividing the pennies equally between my brother and me.
“One for you, one for me,” I would repeat until the jar was __14__.
I don’t remember how much we collected on our visits, but the __15__ wasn’t important. What __16__was that she remembered us and __17__ us when we were away from her.
Those __18__ still provide warmth on the days when I need it. A grandma’s love stays with her grandchild, __19__ when that child becomes a grandma herself. Now, when I am lucky enough to find a __20__ on the ground, I wonder whether it could possibly be Granny’s, tossed (扔给) to me from heaven.
1. A. hurt B. missed
C. thanked D. disappointed
2. A. agreed B. returned
C. divorced D. quarreled
3. A. sensed B. believed
C. considered D. hated
4. A. invite B. greet C. please D. visit
5. A. loved B. raised C. understood D. recalled
6. A. and B. but C. so D. because
7. A. wondered B. imagined
C. prayed D. knew
8. A. meant B. improved
C. influenced D. impressed
9. A. funny B. ordinary
C. beautiful D. strange
10. A. taken B. left
C. reached D. bought
11. A. love B. life
C. trust D. promise
12. A. lose B. pick
C. spend D. save
13. A. in want of B. in favor of
C. in charge of D. in search of
14. A. empty B. broken C. full D. unavailable
15. A. visit B. amount C. reason D. collection
16. A. affected B. changed
C. happened D. mattered
17. A. focused on B. called on
C. cared about D. believed in
18. A. memories B. reactions
C. practices D. beliefs
19. A. until B. except C. even D. only
20. A. note B. penny C. jar D. letter
(答案见下期)
P6 Key:
1. The swimmers jumped into the sea, screaming and laughing despite the freezing cold.
2. A concert was held in my school to raise money for people in the flood-hit areas.
3. Now that we are aware that human activities can lead to natural disasters, we should stop doing harm to nature.
4. If we only take short-term measures, we will not prevent the smog from returning.


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